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British School, 19th century
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944) 1863
Watercolour over a photograph laid on card | 3.9 x 3.3 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 421035
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This hand-coloured photograph shows Queen Victoria's youngest child, Princess Beatrice, in the white lace dress and wreath of orange-blossom which she wore as a bridesmaid at the wedding of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra of Denmark on 10 March 1863. Although the exact source has not been identified, other photographs of the wedding party were taken by John Edwin Mayall, the most likely candidate for the photographer.
Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection during the reign of HM Queen Elizabeth II
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour over a photograph laid on card
Measurements
3.9 x 3.3 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
4.1 x 3.5 cm (frame (miniature), with ring closed/down)
5.0 cm (frame (miniature), with ring open/up)
3.9 x 3.2 cm (sight)
Other number(s)
Alternative title(s)
Princess Beatrice (1857-1944), later Princess Henry of Battenburg
